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Hydlide (ハイドライド, Haidoraido?) is a 1984 action role-playing video game developed and published by T&E Soft. It was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and NEC PC-8801 computer in 1984.[2]

Hydlide was the first fully-scaled open-world RPG. It was also the first open-world action RPG.

Legacy[ | ]

Hydlide was one of the first action role-playing video games, and one of the earliest Japanese role-playing video games.[2] The recharging health mechanic first introduced by Hydlide in 1984 would, decades later, become a common mechanic widely used in many video games,[3] particularly contemporary shooter games.[4][5]

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  1. Hydlide (PC88). Retrieved on 2015-01-14
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kurt Kalata & Robert Greene. Hydlide. Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved on 2011-05-01
  3. Szczepaniak, John (7 July 2011). "Falcom: Legacy of Ys". GamesTM (111): 152–159 [153]. http://imageshack.us/f/32/yshistory02.jpg/. Retrieved 2011-09-07.  (cf. Szczepaniak, John (July 8, 2011). History of Ys interviews. Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved on 6 September 2011)
  4. http://www.gamesradar.com/stop-drop-and-heal-history-regenerating-health/
  5. http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-games-you-didnt-know-did-it-first/
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